Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?

I know there are others with RV's, campers, vans, etc., so what'cha got?

Mine's an '88 Toyota. Paid a thousand bucks for it last January. Spent 2 months in a parking lot in Montana. It was a huge upgrade from the back of the '88 4Runner, let me tell ya. Drove it up to Haines and back. I just replaced the motor. My next little project is to put a badass furnace in there for those -20 degree nights.

p.s. I searched for a thread like this, but the word RV is impossible. Not sorry.

I just inherited a retired raft company shuttle van. So far I've got a salvaged RV heater (that works) lined up. Plans for a lofted bed with storage underneath, curtains and possible beer tap are in the works.

I just inherited a retired raft company shuttle van. So far I've got a salvaged RV heater (that works) lined up. Plans for a lofted bed with storage underneath, curtains and possible beer tap are in the works.

Sweet! Those buses in my photo were converted with bunks and wood stoves. Pretty cool setup. Beer tap, nice haha must have's for the good life...

FKNA, Mikey. Is that like the whale version of the dolphin? Those things are the shit, mang. That it made it to Valdez and back is testament that little space buggy can fly. But they always look like they're about to exploderate on the passes. There's a spot for it in my driveway if you make it down here, dude.

Hmmm....People who live in parking lots??? All the Fools whose Houses were foreclosed and lost out in the recession!!! BWAAHAHAHAHA!!!! Those losers don't have internet anymore so don't worry hahahahaha

I have a SICK '81 Fleetwood Tioga w/ the gas 305. She's a hod a a little rough around the edges, but when I'm not catching bums in it or fixing some electrical, structural or mechanical gremlin, the shit is a blast!

All the propane accesories still work perfect, and the shower has been converted to ski drainage and storage. Both side windows are covered with tons of ski stickers, shit's pretty legit.

Get 'er on a sick deal- the guy selling it was also selling another one as well in an emergency situation, so we scored this one and a '72 winnebago brave for $1k. Turned around and sold the '72 for $1500 and put the nickle back into the '81 to fix 'er up a bit.

I'll try to find some pics kicking around.

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise." -Robert Fritz

hey mt mike,
heater wise, ever consider a small wood stove? propane is such a damp heat on long winter camper stays nothing dries out. they make some cool wood stoves for boats ($$$), i'm sure something could be fabbed up for less. like these http://www.marinestove.com/
someday i plan on building a camper trailer and using something like that.

propane is such a damp heat on long winter camper stays nothing dries out.

Are you talking about a portable propane heater used inside an enclosed space? If you're driving an RV, you've got the space for a Suburban RV Furnace. The propane vents to the outside and there is no exhaust coming into the living space. I found one of these in an RV in a junk yard for $60.

C3H8 + (5)O2 --> (3)CO2 + (4)H2O that is, propane plus oxygen yields carbon dioxide, water and heat. that being said, a few moments of interweb research and it looks like RV propane units do vent that to the outside and heat an element that warms the interior. i had a '76 bell slide in camper for a few years and plenty of ski trips with a factory propane heater and it seemed no matter how warm it was inside, it was always soggy, impossible to dry stuff out. either way, my future camper will have wood heat- dry, free fuel.

I've been looking at a catalyst heater, not sure what I'm gonna get yet though.

Originally Posted by Gerome

Are you talking about a portable propane heater used inside an enclosed space? If you're driving an RV, you've got the space for a Suburban RV Furnace. The propane vents to the outside and there is no exhaust coming into the living space. I found one of these in an RV in a junk yard for $60.